Derek Stephen Prince – Voice Actor Profile & Notable Roles

Derek Stephen Prince aka Steve Prince, is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, graduating in 1991 with a BFA in Musical Theater. He has been in the voiceover industry for 23 years. He is best known for his roles as Ken Ichijoji and Veemon from the second season of Digimon, Uryu Ishida in Bleach, Shino Aburame in Naruto, Vexen in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, Keitaro Urashima in Love Hina and Guts in Kill La Kill.(As of October 2016) He can currently be seen in two movies through Neflix/Amazon Prime: Jungle Shuffle as the Toucan and Bling as the Ring Salesman.For the original Bleach anime, Derek first found out about himself being cast as Uryu, after speaking with Johnny Yong Bosch on the phone. Derek had tried out for the role, as well as attending two callbacks. Derek called Johnny on a whim to see if he had heard anything. Johnny informed him he was cast as the role, and wasn't sure why casting hadn't contacted him yet.56 years oldFebruary 5, 1969Los Angeles, California, USA5 feet 10 inches, or 1.77 metersTurbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Bleach, and Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse